Mo El Husseiny
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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
Founder & Managing Partner
London, GB
Profile Verified by The Marque
Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
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In Their Own Right
Biography
Mo El Husseiny is an investor in start-up ventures. He is Founder and Managing Partner of Ventura Capital which he set up in 2012. Ventura Capital is focused on pre-IPO consumer and cybersecurity technology companies that have the potential to fundamentally disrupt our world.
Mo believes in driving change through investment in technologies and people that enhance our society. Unlike the traditional VC model, he first seeks to identify attractive companies with disruptor potential before seeking to raise investment capital. So far, Ventura has allocated more than $1.1 billion to companies such as Spotify, Delos, Lyft, Twitter and Zilch. Ventura Capital has achieved an average exit of 4X capital invested.
Prior to founding Ventura Capital, Mo spent eight years at Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi Sovereign Wealth Fund, where he was responsible for $15 billion of investments, worked as Director of Special Projects, as well as Chief of Staff to the COO. He ended his tenure as Vice President for Group Strategy. Mo’s career began in London at Goldman Sachs, within the Industrials and Natural Resources Division (IBD). Away from his work interests, El Husseiny was appointed as a committee member of the Finance Council in Brussels, as a representative of the private sector. The Council is dedicated to advancing and integrating European Banking and Finance Policy.
Mo El Husseiny is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Albert Hall, a Trustee of the Royal Albert Hall Trust and Vice Chairman of Royal Albert Hall America. He is Socios dé Honor of the Royal Sailing Club of Spain, is a board member of the Club and is a Trustee of the Club’s Centre of the Disabled, which offers positive experiences for youth with disabilities. He was a key donor to the HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant in 2022 and was awarded the Freedom of the City of London in 2021.
The Record
Background
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2012 — Present
Founder & Managing Partner
Ventura Capital Ltd
Ventura Capital seeks to provide investors with exposure to cybersecurity and consumer technology companies on a clear trajectory to IPO. Ventura’s investments include Twitter, Uber, Zilch, Tekever and Railsbank.
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2007 — 2008
Analyst
Goldman Sachs International
Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is a leading financial institution providing a wide range of services including investment management, investment and consumer banking and securities. Goldman Sachs’ global client base includes governments, corporations and individuals.
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2005 — 2012
Acquisitions
Mubadala
Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, with offices in London, Moscow, New York and Beijing, Mubadala manages a portfolio of investments and assets worth over $280billion for the benefit of its shareholder, the Government of Abu Dhabi.
In The News
Newsfeed
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16 August 2026 · Sky News
Defence investor GALLOS raises £35m amid boom for security start-ups
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1 July 2026 · Sky News
Drone operator chaired by ex-GCHQ chief lands £15m funding boost
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25 February 2026 · Fintech Finance News
Allica Bank Raises $155m Series D Round to Accelerate UK Growth and Tech Investment
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9 February 2026 · Sky News
Insurance tech firm ManageMy lands new backing
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8 September 2025 · Fintech Global
Cybersecurity firm Xiid secures new backing from Ventura
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12 June 2025 · UKTN
Philip Hammond named chair of Ventura Capital advisory board
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6 June 2025 · Fintech Finance News
Ventura Capital Leads Growth Round in Payall Payment Systems
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6 May 2025 · TFN
Europe’s latest AI defence unicorn: Tekever soars with £1B+ valuation and bold £400M UK expansio
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15 January 2025 · Business Weekly
Breath Biopsy pioneer Owlstone reveals $27m first close of Series E
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24 January 2024
Gulf money is flooding into European startups — these are the most active investors
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22 September 2023
Pitch perfect: How to pitch for startup funding
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20 December 2022 · Evening Standard
Looking for funding? 4 investors on what they want in 2023
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8 December 2022 · Medium
Mo El Husseiny On How To Determine If Fundraising Or Bootstrapping Is The Right Choice
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3 November 2022
The Mobility House Secures $50 Million Series C Financing
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16 June 2022 · SGB Media
Playermaker Raised $40 Million In Funding Round
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19 August 2021 · Bloomberg
Rapid Covid-Testing Firm Draws $60 Million From Ventura Capital
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Formative Years
Education
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Gordonstoun
Areas Of Focus